Yuba-Rayane Yesli (Arabic: يسلي ريان; born October 12, 1999) is an Algerian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Yuba-Rayane Yesli | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-10-12) October 12, 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Tizi Ouzou, Algeria | ||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Valour FC | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CS Dollard | |||
| Notre-Dame-de-Grâce SA | |||
| Panellinios St Michel FC | |||
| Montreal Impact | |||
| 2018 | U.S. Vibonese Calcio | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Montreal Carabins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | U.S. Vibonese Calcio | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | CS Fabrose | 14 | (0) |
| 2021 | AS Blainville | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Valour FC | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 12, 2022 | |||
Yesli played youth soccer with CS Dollard, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce SA, and Panellinios St Michel FC.[1] Afterwards, he was part of the Montreal Impact Academy. In January 2018, he joined U.S. Vibonese Calcio in the Italian Serie D,[2][3] where they won promotion to the Serie C.[4] He re-signed for the 2018-19 season.[5]
In 2019 and 2020, he played with CS Fabrose in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, winning the 2019 Coupe PLSQ.[6][7] He decided to attend the Université de Montréal and play for the Carabins soccer team in 2020,[8] however the playing season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He was selected third overall by Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League in the 2021 CPL-U Sports Draft,[9] but did not ultimately sign with them for the 2021 season. However, he did serve as the league's emergency goalkeeper during the league's initial season which took place in a bubble, available to all team's on a short-term loan, in case of an injury to a team's goalkeepers as replacements were not available due to the bubble format, although he was not ultimately needed as a replacement.[10] Afterwards, he trained with Major League Soccer club CF Montréal.[11]
He then joined AS Blainville in the PLSQ for the 2021 season.[11] He made his Canadian Championship debut on August 17, 2021 against Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers FC in a 2-1 loss.[12]
In January 2022, he signed with Valour FC for the 2022 season.[13] He made his debut for the club on May 11 in a Canadian Championship match against MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[14] He made his league debut on June 1 in a 1-0 loss to Atlético Ottawa.[15] He earned his first victory and clean sheet on August 3, in his second league start, in a 2-0 victory over Cavalry FC.[16]
Born in Algeria, Yesli moved to Canada at a young age and holds dual Algerian and Canadian nationality.[17]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| U.S. Vibonese Calcio | 2017–18[19] | Serie D | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[19] | Serie C | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| CS Fabrose | 2019[20] | PLSQ | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2020[20] | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| AS Blainville | 2021[20] | PLSQ | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Valour FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
Valour FC – current squad | |
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2021 CPL–U Sports Draft selections | |
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